During each Legislative Session, the Department of Health and Human Services reviews all legislation that might impact DHHS programs and services, and provides testimony and letters on select bills during the Legislature’s public hearing process. Legislative bills and bill status can be found on the Nebraska Legislature’s website.

Reports submitted to the Nebraska Legislature as required by state statutes are available here.

Legislation that passed during recent Legislative Sessions and impacted DHHS:

LB 606 Adopt the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act, change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, and mandate a declaration by the Governor of a correctional system overcrowding emergency as prescribed DHHS Letter

LB728 Change provisions relating to criminal history record information checks for certain employees of the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Testimony

LR525 Interim study to examine how Nebraska's system for screening, assessing, and investigating reports of child abuse and neglect contributes to Nebraska's rates of out-of-home care & LR529 Interim study to provide for review and assessment and make recommendations relating to the entry of children into the child welfare system - DHHS Testimony